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World Health Survey 2003
Wave 0

Ghana, 2003
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GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M
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World Health Organization (WHO)
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care or treatment for illness (q6562)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 1355
Invalid: 2583
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 1743
End: 1746
Width: 4
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
During [NAME]'s last illness, did [NAME] receive any care or treatment for the illness?
If YES: Where did the child receive care?
Was it government operated or private?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Yes 1241
91.6%
5 No 114
8.4%
8 Do not know 0
0%
Sysmiss 2583
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
This set of questions (Q6562-6564) is only asked if the youngest child in the household under age 5 was reported to have ever been ill, and refers to the last period of illness. The interviewer should record the sources where the child first received care during the last period of illness, regardless of whether the source was from a health facility or not. If the source was a facility, probe whether it belonged to the public sector (run by the government including military) or private sector (including those run by nongovernmental organizations or religious institutionsIf the respondent is unsure of where the child received care, probe without implying that the child should have been taken elsewhere.

Description

Universe
Questions to be asked to households with children under 5 years.
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